Site Assistant

at  HISP Multi Academy Trust

Thornden School, part of HISP Multi Academy Trust, is seeking a dedicated Site Assistant to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in ensuring our school remains a clean, secure, and well-maintained place where students can thrive. This full-time, permanent role would appeal to someone who is a practical, reliable, and motivated individual with a passion for creating a safe and welcoming environment for students, staff and visitors. If you have a proactive attitude, a keen eye for detail, and a commitment to excellence, we’d love to hear from you. 

• To assist with the maintenance of the physical resources on the site including buildings, grounds, materials and equipment, so that optimum use can be made of them for both school and community purposes.
• To support the Estates & Facilities Manager with all aspects of maintaining compliance. This includes but is not limited to undertaking visual checks of buildings & grounds, weekly fire alarm testing, monthly fire extinguishers check, emergency light testing and ladder inspections
• To be a main point of contact for school security, including the opening and closing of the school as well as outside of usual school hours to support school & Trust events.
• To be someone with keyholder responsibilities who can attend on an emergency call-out basis where needed.
• To ensure the school and its grounds are always maintained to a high standard.
• To report any defects or hazards in a timely manner to the Site manager